2025 WEBINAR Series: Session Two
September 30, 2025 11AM EST | 4PM BST | 5PM CET
How to select the right path to S/4HANA for your business.
This session will explore the three main migration options to S/4HANA – system conversion, selective data transition and greenfield implementation. We’ll explain how taking a data-led approach can help organizations assess the right path based on their current SAP landscape, future business objectives and overall readiness for change.
How to select the right path to S/4HANA for your business:
According to Gartner, 70% of ERP change projects fail to achieve their intended business outcomes. In our experience, one of the key reasons is selecting the wrong migration path at the outset. We regularly speak with SAP customers who encounter challenges early, either by committing to a system conversion that delays vital transformation and data quality improvements, or by starting a new implementation that runs into issues around cost, complexity or timeframes.
There are three main migration options to S/4HANA—system conversion, selective data transition, and greenfield implementation—and a data-led approach can help organizations determine the most suitable path by evaluating their current SAP landscape, future business objectives, and readiness for change.
What will we discuss?
- Gartner reports that 70% of ERP change projects fail, often due to choosing the wrong migration path at the start.
- Many SAP customers face early challenges—either delaying needed transformation through a system conversion or encountering cost, complexity, and timing issues in a new implementation.
- The session will cover the three main S/4HANA migration approaches: system conversion, selective data transition, and greenfield implementation.
- A data-led approach can help organizations choose the best path based on their current SAP environment, business goals, and readiness for change.
Ben McGrail
Ben is a specialist in SAP data migration and data management. He is the Managing Director of Xmateria which provides the expertise and data transformation technology to guide companies through the challenges of modernising and migrating their SAP landscapes.
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Join our panelists for a discussion about system decommissioning
and ask any questions during Q&A.
Ben McGrail
Managing Director
XMATERIA
Jochen Hager
co-CEO and Manager Client Services
TJC Americas
Resources at your fingertips
Here's a selection of some insightful resources to check before the webinar to get the engine started.
Legacy System Decommissioning for a
Leading Manufacturer
Two years after successfully implementing SAP S/4HANA, the manufacturer recognised the need to decommission its legacy SAP ERP system, aiming to streamline its complex SAP landscape. A key challenge was the need to preserve critical legacy data, including data from divested companies still under audit and HR data for retired pensioners, for long-term access.
Driving GenAI Innovation in S/4HANA Transformation
with Decommissioning
Ever wondered how to modernise systems without sacrificing years of valuable legacy data? Can organisations really upgrade and adapt modern solutions without the fear of losing historical data? Well, this is often the most asked question, or rather a challenge, during the S/4HANA migration. However, what if there is a way to ensure that important legacy data remains unchanged?
Video: Enterprise Legacy System Application (ELSA)
ELSA is a system decommission cloud application to store and access legacy data at any time, from any source, through one single platform. Built on SAP BTP, ELSA allows users to visualise all systems that have been decommissioned (SAP and non-SAP) through the application legacy systems directory.
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